A Catalogue Of Setbacks For The Anti-Russian Axis; Part Three: the “Coup”
The following is a Twitter thread featuring the author’s first impressions of the so-called “coup” against Putin. It will be fleshed out in the course of the next week (and republished). The really important thing to focus on is how we saw something very like what happened in Syria in 2012 (a link is giving to the FBEL story that covers it) which tells us that Prigozhin’s work was also London’s.
1) The best explanation for the Prigozhin thing is that it was meant to be launched while the AFU was crashing towards Melitopol, thus causing that instability of Russian government that UK masterminds think will stop the SMO (and their defeat).
2) 20,000+ Wagner troops were never going to be involved. We’ve seen the playbook from Syria, and indeed Libya. Creating the appearance of chaos is more important in the first phase. frombehindenemylines.org.uk/2018/08/for-th
3) However, Moscow did not react heavy handed, meaning that it did not present the optics that London needed. This left Prigozhin increasingly isolated (with his also being universally denounced), and I said that he would be taken with ease. twitter.com/FBEnemyLines/s
Large accumulation? Where? This “coup” amounts to a criminal holing up with a gang (not necessarily Russian). Moscow in no hurry reflects #Prigozhin‘s isolation. Predict he (& other assets) will be taken with ease when it’s clear how much he is alone. #Rostov #Wagner #Russia twitter.com/Sprinter99880/…
4) Make no doubt that Prigozhin was not in a position to negotiate, and had to make a plea bargain – meaning he was guilty as charged. He’s being dealt with accordingly. Wagner is being dismantled. We don’t have to know the details.
5) Nevertheless, you’ll see 5th column “pro-Russian” social media OSINT-mongerers or alt-media geopolitical “expertise” claiming that Prigozhin‘s objections about Russia’s military leadership have been recognised and will be acted on by way of making a concession.
6) But it’s ludicrous to imagine that Shoigu & Gerasimov will be sacked at this juncture (even if there was any merit to it). The people who are giving Prigozhin this victory are of the same feather, having previous in faulting the SMO where there is none.
7) In the end, the triumph belongs to Putin and the Russian leadership. A thorn has been picked out, and London’s operation – a thing that might’ve been anticipated – will have provided revelation for purgation of high places and for counter espionage.
